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Red Hat updates Python, PHP, Node.js, more; supports new arches

I am pleased to announce the immediate availability of Red Hat Software Collections 3.0 Beta, Red Hat’s newest installment of open source development tools, dynamic languages, databases, and more. Delivered on a separate lifecycle from Red Hat Enterprise Linux with a more frequent release cadence, Red Hat Software Collections bridges development agility and production stability by helping you create modern applications that can be confidently deployed into production. Most of these components are also available in Linux container image format to streamline microservices development.

In addition to these new components having traditional support for x86_64, Red Hat Software Collection 3.0 Beta adds support for three new architectures: s390x, aarch64, and ppc64le.

*These components are available in Linux container format on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (AMD64 and Intel 64), and Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform. In this modern application development era, developing microservices and deploying them as containers is essential, and most Red Hat Software Collections components continue to be available via containers as well. See section 1.3 of the beta Release Notes for details.

For quick installation, use one of our Hello World documents to get you started in minutes. For example, to install the new Node.js, use this Hello World and substitute the new collection name per above. You’ll find similar pages for installing the new versions of Python and PHP.